An ongoing education campaign by the province’s paramedics union has made many Nova Scotians take notice.
The “Code Critical” hashtag is being used on Twitter to expose the gaps in ambulance service throughout the province.
It’s a situation that Argyle-Barrington PC MLA Colton LeBlanc is all too familiar with as a former paramedic.
“Their campaign isn’t to fear monger,” he explained. “This is to bring public awareness of the realities of access to pre-hospital emergency medicine in Nova Scotia and it’s our right as Nova Scotians to know what is actually taking place.”
LeBlanc says if the province still refuses to release the 2019 Fitch Report on the province’s ambulance system, then maybe it’s time for a frank conversation.
“This is too important just to continue playing this game of hot potato and potentially say ‘well, let’s wait to see what happens’, he said. “We can’t afford anymore to wait to see what happens. The problems aren’t going to go away.”
The PC Party is calling for an immediate emergency meeting of the Standing Committee on Health to address the issue.
#CodeCritical right now in Western Zone with only 1 paramedic crew available between Yarmouth and Halifax. #nspoli @NSLiberal @nspc @NSNDP @StephenMcNeil @IainTRankin @GlavineLeo @TimHoustonNS @karla_macf_pc @ColtonLeBlancPC @GaryBurrill @susanleblancMLA @CBCNS @CTVAtlantic
— IUOE Local 727 (@IUOEnsparamedic) February 16, 2021
See also: Local MLA Sounding The Alarm On Paramedics Issues
